Children and Young People Specialist

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Job Title: Specialist Clinician - Locum Maternity Cover

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Specialist Clinician to join our team at Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist mental health services to children and young people, with a focus on locum maternity cover.

About the Role

The Specialist Clinician will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs of evidence-based care to a group of service users. The role will involve working with children and young people who are looked after and/or unaccompanied asylum seekers, and will require a comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and social care environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide specialist mental health services to children and young people, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs of evidence-based care.
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide a range of interventions, including therapeutic support and risk management.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including carers and other professionals.
  • Contribute to the quality, safety, and continuous improvement of services provided to service users and their families.
Person Specification
  • Degree level as a minimum, plus developed specialist and practical knowledge equating to postgraduate degree/Masters level.
  • Registration with HCPC or relevant body as a Clinical Psychologist, Educational Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, Social Worker, Nurse, Psychotherapist, or Systemic Therapist.
  • Evidence of clinical experience of working with client population, including children and young people who are looked after and/or unaccompanied asylum seekers.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS and social care environment, and the challenges they face.
  • Experience of working at all levels of the system with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Expertise in managing and treating the client group, including children and young people who are looked after and/or unaccompanied asylum seekers.
What We Offer

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve.

The Trust aims to ensure that all job applicants, employees, or clients are treated fairly and valued equally regardless of sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, domestic circumstances, age, race, colour, disablement, ethnic or national origin, social background, or employment status, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, HIV status, gender identity, political affiliation, or trade union membership.



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